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GR 75
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FM HONG KONG 23045OZ SEP 83
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 547 OF 23 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO
TOP COPI
HKK 027/20
RECEIVED IN MEGISTRY
STEP 1983
INDIA
OFFICER
PA
REGISTRY
Antien Tukan
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: HONG KONG DOLLAR.
MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 543.
THE FIGURE OF 500 MILLION MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 3 SHOULD READ 690 MILLION, AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERVENTION WHICH WILL BE NECESSARY TODAY BECAUSE THE RATE HAS NOW SLIPPED (MIDDAY) TO 8.53.
2. 1: SHALL SEND YOU A FURTHER UPDATE THIS EVENING AND WILL ASLO COPY OUR RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST IN FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER 934 TO YOU AS WELL (BUT IT WILL NOT CONTAIN ANYTHING WHICH IS UNFAMILIAR TO YOU).
3. ONE PRECE OF GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE PRESS CONFERENCE MENTIONED IN YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 135 WILL NOT NOW TAKE PLACE.
HADDON-CAVE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
COPIES TO
LIMITED
STR IAN SINCLAIR
LEGAL ADVISER
MR BURROWS
ED/HKD
HD/FED
MR ROBERTS
HD/PLANNING STAFF
MR MARTIN
HD/PUSD
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
MR FLOWER
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
MR COLES
LEGAL ADVISER
NEWS D
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
PUSD
NO 10 DOWNING STREET
SIR A PARSONS NO 10 DOWNING STREET
RESEARCH D OAB 2/82
MR WALKER
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